Black Friday’s earlier hours near Boston

Most Simon Malls across the state will kick off Black Friday shopping this year at 12:30 a.m., including the Burlington Mall, the South Shore Plaza in Braintree, the Northshore Mall in Peabody, the Liberty Tree Mall in Danvers, the Arsenal Mall in Watertown, and Solomon Pond Mall in Marlborough.

The exceptions are the Mall at Chestnut Hill and the Copley Place, which will both open later, at 9 a.m.